Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 61 (21:61)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

قَالُوا۟ فَأْتُوا۟ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ

Quran 21:61 is ayah 61 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 327 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:61
قَالُوا۟فَأْتُوا۟بِهِۦعَلَىٰٓأَعْيُنِٱلنَّاسِلَعَلَّهُمْيَشْهَدُونَ٦١
qālū fatū bihi ʿalā aʿyuni l-nāsi laʿallahum yashhadūna

They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."(61)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. فَأْتُوا۟fatūThen bring
  3. بِهِۦbihihim
  4. عَلَىٰٓʿalābefore
  5. أَعْيُنِaʿyuni(the) eyes
  6. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the people
  7. لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
  8. يَشْهَدُونَyashhadūnabear witness

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